PM Narendra Modi asks SPG to halve convoy size amid austerity push: ReportPrime Minister Narendra Modi has ordered a significant cut in his official carcade. The Special Protection Group is reducing convoy vehicle...
13 May, 2026, 07.35 AM IST
Who is Adaso Kapesa? Manipur’s SPG officer who made history guarding PM Modi in the UKAdaso Kapesa, an officer from Manipur, made history. She became the first woman from her state to join the Special Protection Group. The SP...
03 Aug, 2025, 10.01 PM IST
Modi, Shah blinded by political vendetta, alleges Congress on SPG cover withdrawalCongress' Anand Sharma said the decision to remove the SPG cover for Sonia Gandhi, Rahul and Priyanka is "shocking and vindictive". "It mak...
08 Nov, 2019, 08.39 PM IST
Government withdraws Manmohan Singh's SPG coverThe decision was made after a three-month review by security forces.
26 Aug, 2019, 01.04 PM IST
Home ministry dismisses Rahul Gandhi's comment on SPG as 'baseless', 'devoid of fact'Rahul Gandhi, his mother and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka are among the Special Protection Group's protectees.
24 Sep, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
Russia's Vitek forays into India, eyes Rs 300 crore sales in 3 yearsRussia-based home appliances brand Vitek, which has been launched in the country by SPG India, is looking at a Rs 300 crore turnover in thr...
28 Dec, 2015, 05.42 PM IST
Vitek announces India entry, launches over 40 productsThe company has forged an arrangement with Mumbai-based SPG India Pvt Ltd which will own and market the Vitek brand in India.
28 Dec, 2015, 01.59 PM IST
Former PM Manmohan Singh's daughters voluntarily give up SPG securityThe two daughters, Upinder Singh and Daman Singh, have communicated verbally to the SPG officials requesting for discontinuing the protecti...
23 Sep, 2015, 06.02 PM IST
Home ministry leaves aviation ministry foxed on Robert Vadra's no-frisk statusThe BCAS has 30 positions on the exempt list which begins with the President of India and goes upto special protection group protectees.
10 Sep, 2015, 10.47 AM IST
Did Rahul Gandhi get Special Protection Group cover during his 59-day vacation? Government keeps mumRTI applicant Dev Ashish Bhattacharya had sought to know if Gandhi was protected by the SPG during the 59-day of absence.
23 May, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Obama in India: FN-2000 Herstal and P90 submachine guns to be used for Barack Obama & Narendra Modi's protectionThe FN-2000 guns are assault rifles able to fire nearly 850 rounds in a minute in a range of 500 metres while the P90 has similar prowess b...
26 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Manmohan's legacy for Narendra Modi: A specially-designed fleet of BMW seriesThe vehicle, which is able to secure the occupants from landmine blasts to Kalashnikov's bullets, is likely to be Modi's official vehicle i...
24 May, 2014, 08.59 AM IST
BJP Parliamentary Board passes resolution, demands PM-level security for Narendra ModiModi has been accorded Z-plus security with round-the-clock protection by elite National Security Guard commandos.
06 Nov, 2013, 01.08 PM IST
Government rules out SPG security for Narendra ModiGovernment ruled out providing SPG security to Narendra Modi saying BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate does not need it.
29 Oct, 2013, 06.07 PM IST
SPG expenses balloon in last decade, Rs 1,800 crore spent on 5 protectees since 2004Nearly Rs 1,800 cr been spent by the UPA govt for protecting three members of the Gandhi family, PM & former PM Vajpayee, since 2004.
10 Oct, 2012, 01.23 PM IST
Why Special Protection Group is a big talent pool for India IncSecurity experts say demand for high-risk security among Indian cos has risen drastically ever since, especially following the spree of ter...
22 Apr, 2012, 09.58 PM IST
- Even SPG didn't have intelligence inputs: Jaitley
BJP said that even the elite Special Protection Group that protects the prime minister was unaware of the intelligence inputs about Mumbai’...
02 Dec, 2008, 01.39 AM IST